Dead

/diːd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:6 pts4 letters

Definition of Dead

noun

  1. (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.

    "Have respect for the dead."

noun

  1. (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.

    "The dead of night. The dead of winter."

verb

  1. To prevent by disabling; stop.
  2. To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
  3. To kill.

adjective

  1. No longer living.

    "All of my grandparents are dead."

  2. Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
  3. (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.

    "He is dead to me."

  4. Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).

    ""You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!""

  5. Without emotion.

    "She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea."

adverb

  1. (degree) Exactly.

    "He hit the target dead in the centre."

  2. (degree) Very, absolutely, extremely.

    "dead wrong; dead set; dead serious; dead drunk; dead broke; dead earnest; dead certain; dead slow; dead sure; dead simple; dead honest; dead accurate; dead easy; dead scared; dead solid; dead black; dead white; dead empty"

  3. Suddenly and completely.

    "He stopped dead."

  4. As if dead.

    "dead tired; dead quiet; dead asleep; dead pale; dead cold; dead still"

Anagrams of Dead

Words You Can Make

2 words can be made from the letters in "dead":

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "dead" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

deceased

ANTONYMS

aliveliving